In a survey of 331 registered voters, 158 of them wished to see Mayor Waffleskate lose her next election. Find a point estimate for the proportion of registered voters who wish to see Mayor Waffleskate defeated.
A) 0.4773
B) 158
C) 0.5227
D) 0.02745

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The point estimate for the proportion is calculated by dividing the number of voters who wish to see Mayor Waffleskate defeated (158) by the total number of surveyed voters (331), which equals approximately 0.4773.

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